Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Wagesums according to the register of end of the year certificates

3   Number of persons, total amount and average amount for some main figures. The whole country. 2004 and 20052
  Number of persons Total amount in NOK million Percentage change Average amount in NOK Percentage change
  2004 2005 2004 2005 2004-2005 2004 2005 2004-2005
Payment in cash 2 647 311    2 654 386  631 592  662 991 5.0  238 579  249 772 4.7
Of which                
Wages and remuneration 2 615 893 2 629 885  622 048  653 824 5.1  237 796  248 613 4.5
                 
Disbursements of unemployment benefits  188 160  168 028 10 938 9 532 -12.9 58 129 56 729 -2.4
Sickness and maternity leave benefits1  322 259  309 307 14 226 12 968 -8.8 44 144 41 925 -5.0
1  Sickness and maternity leave benefits consist of the part of the amount paid by the National Insurance Scheme.
2  Preliminary figures for 2005.

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